Sugar Rush: the results

Okay, so it turns out this was a lot harder than I expected, especially for someone like me considering we make fresh meals and I am so forgetful and so actually remembering to look at packets was a hassle! But I tried my best and I managed to do it for 4 days. To be honest some of the results came as quite a shock to me;Day 1BreakfastCoffee - 1 sugarBanana - 3 teaspoonsSnackKit Kat - 2.5 sugarFresh innocent orange juice - 8 teaspoons (just a glass of fresh orange juice pushed me over the daily limit and it is supposed to be good for you?!)LunchCheese and onion toastie - 1 sugarTeaRoast chicken with all the veg - it was all homemade so I couldn't count the sugarStrawberry tart however - 3 sugarsTotal - 18.5Day 2BreakfastPorridge - 4 sugarsCoffee -1 sugarLunchHomemade lentil soup with bread - 0.5 sugar for the breadSnackChocolate bar - I grazed on throughout the day (it was my sister, she's a bad influence giving me a massive bar of chocolate that I couldn't resist!) - 14 sugars.TeaHomemade mince pie and potatoes - once again couldn't count the sugarTotal - 19.5Day 3BreakfastYeo Valley natural organic yogurt - 6 sugarscoffee - 1 sugarI had a bad day, didn't stop to eat until dinner time...Teapie and potatoes so couldn't measure the sugar...then a Fab ice lolly - 2.5 sugarsTotal - 9.5Day 4

BreakfastEgg roll - 0.5

Coffee - 1 sugar

LunchPizza - 1 sugar in halfFrijj milkshake drink - 2.5 sugarsTea Chicken Madras and boiled rice from Indian - 2.5 sugars (simply a google search to see roughly how much)I was very bad and had a can of coke - 9 sugarsSnackTunnocks snowball - 3 sugarsCoffee - 1 sugarTotal - 18.5So really, on average, I am going over the recommended daily sugar intake by almost 10 teaspoons of sugar, which amounts to a lot. That's 70 extra teaspoons a week! Not only that I was surprised about the amount of sugar in things I thought to be healthy; like porridge, orange juice and organic yogurt! And I didn't even count all of the sugar in homemade meals or any hidden sugars. I don't know about anyone else but I think the results are quite scary. Maybe you should give it a try and see just how much sugar you consume in a day? It's easy to measure as a teaspoon is 4 grams of sugar, however, I think the struggle is actually remembering to count the sugar or even think about looking at the packets or trying to limit yourself to 7 teaspoons a day. I definitely will try and make the conscious effort to stay away from sugar, but it seems to be everywhere! That's why I think Jamie Oliver has set a massive example in trying to get our government to act. And I really hope they do.Well, until next time!Love, Lauren x